News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-10-06
MEMS NOTES FOR WOMEN.

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Massachusetts,.
1t takes S2S, 900, 600 to keep our ladies
in silks every year.
| Pink and golden brown, black and
yellow are fashionable combinations.
Queen Victoria is writing another
book hut what about nobody knows.
Black grenadinc, bunting and etamine
are worn in Black or after Grape is laid
aside.
Beaded Lace and silk cord gimp are
used in the same profusioh as paescmen-
terie is
Lavender and pearl undresscd kid
gloves are veing with the tan shade in
popularity.
A line of piquc ribbon is still the sty-
lish finish for dressy gown in both neck
and sleeves
Gold or steel beaded panels, We is, cuffs
and collars are worn on plush, velvet OF
silk costumes.
Tea cloths have handsome edge OF
wide marluise, as also have bed spreads
and pillow sh1ms.
The rage for bouffant skirts is in no
way lessened, and the skirts are more nu-
merous than ever.
Gray ginghams arc trimmed with white
embroidery and worn in the house for
second mourning.
Sleeves that are pulled at the top and
ut closely TO the lower part of the arm
have caught the fancy of most ladies'
Miss Olivia Cobb, who is Just out of
her teens, is the belle of Athens, Ga,
md has already refused thirty offers of
marriage.
Mahogany and the various Florentine
eds will be the favorite shades for street
wear in the winter. They are certainly
warm looking.
Nine. Emile Flygare -Cartin, the Swe
dish novelist, is more than eighty years
Old, and is about to prblish an extensive
autobiography. .4
Full vests are worn with revers. collars
and cuffs of border goods, embroidery or
the portions that come for this purpose
with robe dresses.
Drared and folded vests remain a
| feature in most fall and winter gowns.
| Repped silk, Bengaline, and velvet will
| be used for them,
Dressmakcrs who pleat and gather
| quantity of stuff about the dress wearer's
figure are not following the best models.
Simplicity will rue.
Mrs. Edith Kingdom Gould cut up
so, 900 point d'Alcncon founce, that
once belonged to the Empress Eugenie,
to trim her baby's clothes.
Beadings should be of the same tone
rs the foundation, and the beads must
be so literally used that but very little
of the foundation can be seer.
Plush and 1insel stripes are on gauze
ribbons, moire has satin back and picot
edged velvet ribbons arc in all of the
new evening shades for party toilets.
Annie Mercer, of Missaukee County,
Mich, promises TO become a giantess.
She is Only in her twelfth year, and yet
she is a trife over six feet in stature.
Miss Belle Gentle astonished the volun-
teers at Kincraig, Fifeshire, Scotland, by
her wonderful skill with the rifle. She
shot in ten contests and won eight first
prizes.
Narrow bands of black velvet are seen
on the sleeves of white and cream col
Ored dresses. They are placed a little
below the puffings, and add much to the
appearance of the garments.
There is a mistaken notion that ladies
in mourning must use white hand
kerchief with black border. A white
cambria one is quite as appropriate and
in accordance with the demands which
fashion makes.
The long straight polonaises, which
will be made of heavy materials for
winter wear, should not be caught up in
the hips, but be cut in fiat pleats behind,
sloping away at the sides to disclose the
skirt beneath, which will be entirely
concealed elsewhere
There are more simple models for even-
| ne costumes than ever. The picturesque
! more sought than last season, and
! ho models this season embody- designs
| aiken from Louis Tvs reign. The coll
also IL s,-...:..sy f.l.rios 80, raJ,ro1tro-
! ions of the same epoch. -'a-'''''aa'l--
''Pinking" will come in again with
grand rush. 1t will be applied to a
'ariety of materials and all sorts of gar
nents. Silk and woolen gowns, under
ikrts, morning dresses. breakfast Jack
It's, will be decorated with hounces,
;rills, and ruchings of the material,
oinked out. sometimes pleated but more
often very lightly gathered.
In tailor-made gowns smooth surfaced
cloths will still be used for dressy suits,
!wo markedly contrasting colors in one
costume the lighter color for lower skirt
and vest, the darker for the basque and
lrapery. Thus serpent green over gray,
and dark blue over tobacco brown.
Jacket in the darker color. Small man.
Ties and shoulder capes of the two colors
in combination.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Merrill, of Oak
land, ILL.,, celebrated their diamond we'd
ding recently. He is ninety-seven years
old and his wife eighty-nine, having
been only fourteen years old when she
was married seventy-tive years ago.
They have fifteen children living,
ninety-four grandchildren and thirty
five great grand children. All were
present at the diamond wedding feast.
JafferSOn'S Edupatinu